Mercoin, a provider of Japanese and subsidiary cryptography services of Mercari Inc., recently expanded its offers by adding the support of XRP. This marks the third cryptocurrency listed on the platform and the first deeply integrated into a financial ecosystem largely adopted in Japan.
Users can now buy XRP for only 1 yen
As Coinpost reported, Mercoin will begin to manage XRP from April 24. Users can now buy XRP for 1 yen, which is equivalent to around $ 0.007, using payment methods such as bank charding, merpay sales and even Mercari points.
Mercoin launched Bitcoin Trading in March 2023 and added Ethereum in May 2024. In December 2024, he had exceeded 3 million users and recorded the largest number of new crypto accounts in industry.
Emi Yoshikawa, the former vice-president of Ripple’s strategic initiatives, praised Mercoin’s XRP list. According to her, this is a major step to bring the crypto in the dominant current of Japan.
Mercoin aims for safe and secure cryptography trading
She explains that it is a big problem for XRP to be supported on Mercari, because it is the largest resale application in Japan and has more than 20 million users each month. More than 3 million users negotiate the crypto on a merchant, 90% being traders for the first time.
Mercoin strives to make cryptographic trading simple and secure for beginners, with a friendly service design. By adding XRP, the company widens negotiation opportunities for users, making virtual currencies more accessible alongside BTC and ether.
For UNIVERSED, XRP already has a strong presence in Japan through the key partner of Ripple SBI Holdings, whose cryptographic weapons have promoted XRP for cross -border payments, liquidity and even car purchases.
Japan Mercoin adds support to XRP from April 24.
This could be a major boost for the Japan cryptographic space given the massive Mercoin user base and calls for new users. XRP is widely used in Japan, supported by Ripple’s partnership with SBI Holdings for payments and liquidity.
